Opinion

• Opinion

  Meet the Evangelical Christians Behind Ted Cruz — They’re Super Jewy

  Of the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls, Ted Cruz has emerged as the candidate of the Christian right. Yet he is also the candidate of the 1%, with just four people donating over $31 million to his campaign: eccentric billionaire Robert Mercer, longtime friend Toby Neugebauer, and two brothers, Farris and Dan Wilks. The Wilks brothers,…

  By Jay Michaelson

  4 min read
• 
  Opinion

  Jewish Students, You Still Belong Here at Oberlin! Let Us Prove It to You

  As a professor in Oberlin College’s politics department, I’m grateful to Chicago teacher Michael Soffer for the excellent opinion piece he published in these pages, Yes, grateful. Like many of my colleagues, I agree with every single point he made — except for the conclusion that students should stay away from our campus. Soffer is…

  By Marc Blecher Mar 14, 2016 | 2 min read
• 
  Opinion

  ‘Go Back To Auschwitz’ Shout at Trump Rally Is No Fluke

  A man exiting a Trump rally this past Saturday yelled at a crowd of protesters, “Go back to Auschwitz, go back to f—king Auschwitz,” while seemingly imitating the Nazi salute. And he was caught on film. The original clip was deleted, so here’s a copy: Trump supporter yells “Go to Auschwitz. Go to fucking Auschwitz.”…

  By Lior Zaltzman Mar 14, 2016 | < 1 min read

Columnists View All

• Jodi Rudoren This is my last column as editor of the Forward

  

• Jay Michaelson American Jews were played — now what?

  

• Rob Eshman Americans keep getting killed in the West Bank. Here’s how the US could fight that awful trend

  

• Nora Berman First Camp Auschwitz, now Alligator Alcatraz — why the right is obsessed with commodifying brutality

  

• Dan Perry What exactly is going on between Israel and Syria — and is the prospect of peace dead?

  

• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

The Latest

• 
  Opinion

  It’s Time for Israel Education Reform in Jewish Day Schools

  When I embarked for college at the very liberal Brandeis University, I was told I was heading into a war zone. As I unpacked my boxes and bags, I expected nothing short of falling shrapnel and constant gunfire. But I felt little trepidation: I had undergone intensive basic training. I felt I was equipped with…

  By Gabriel Goldstein Mar 14, 2016 | 4 min read
• 
  Opinion

  ‘Never Again’ Means Taking Cue From Protesters and Confronting Donald Trump

  On social media and over drinks, American liberals are discussing — sometimes jokingly and sometimes not — how to move to Canada if Donald Trump makes it into the White House. Between the violence against minorities at Trump rallies, the Nazi-like salutes and the candidate’s choice to tweet a quotation from Benito Mussolini, the idea…

  By Ari Paul Mar 13, 2016 | 4 min read
• 
  Opinion

  I Won’t Send My Students to Oberlin College Anymore

  As a high school teacher in suburban Chicago, I have written many recommendation letters for students who hoped to attend Oberlin College, and several of my wonderful young students have attended and graduated from Oberlin. But I will no longer be writing recommendation letters to that college, and I encourage my colleagues in secondary education…

  By Michael Soffer Mar 13, 2016 | 3 min read
• 
  Opinion

  How Donald Trump Scared the Jews, Won the Election — and Saved Israel (This Is No Purim Spiel!)

  The campaign was even harsher than anyone had predicted. After being told by his advisers that there simply wasn’t enough time to win over enough African, Hispanic or Asian Americans, Donald Trump went for broke, in an effort to secure the 72% of the white vote that he would need in order to stand a…

  By Chemi Shalev (Haaretz) Mar 13, 2016 | 7 min read
• 
  Opinion

  The Mizrahi-Palestinian Intersectionality Nobody’s Talking About

  If you’ve been tuned in to the Israel-Palestine conversation over the past few months, you’ve probably heard the word The idea that different forms of oppression are linked — so that standing up for victims of sexism and homophobia should also mean that we stand up for, say, victims of Israeli state violence — has…

  By Sigal Samuel Mar 13, 2016 | 4 min read
• 
  Opinion

  A Note to Forward Readers From the Publisher

  It’s no surprise that the media business has changed dramatically in recent years. At the Forward, we have been working for years to shift to digital, and to create a first-rate news organization that fits the times. We’re truly the Jewish “Daily” Forward in ways we’ve never been – with record web audience, a strong…

  By Sam Norich Mar 12, 2016 | 2 min read
• 
  Opinion

  With ‘Jewish Super Tuesday’ Looming, Republicans Take New Plunge Into Deep End on Israel

  More than 1.2 million Jews live in the states participating in next Tuesday’s primaries, affectionately dubbed “Super Duper Tuesday.” Some 650,000 of them reside in Florida, comprising about 3.5 percent of the general population, though their electoral weight might be much greater: Florida Jews are significantly older than the rest of the population, with a…

  By Chemi Shalev (Haaretz) Mar 11, 2016 | 4 min read
• 
  Opinion

  What Jewish Law Says About Crumbling Indian Point Nuclear Plant

  What does an ox’s propensity for violence have to do with a leaky nuclear reactor? One is an ancient, Jewish example of negligence; the other is a very contemporary one. But the ethical imperative is the same: When there’s an imminent risk of danger to the public, it’s morally wrong to do nothing. Let’s start…

  By Jay Michaelson Mar 11, 2016 | 4 min read